'Stay away from that' - Alex Corretja warns those making Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal comparisons

Alex Corretja has warned against making comparisons between Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal after the 18-year-old’s victory at the Barcelona Open. Alcaraz moved up to ninth in the ATP rankings with a 6-3 6-2 win over Pablo Carreno to become the youngest man to break into the top ten since Nadal. Ad/> He said: “We all know that the comparison between Nadal and Alcaraz will exist.

I think the most important thing for Carlos is just to stay away from that. ATP MadridNadal confirms he will return at Madrid Open6 HOURS AGO “He just needs to keep on his own way. It is normal to compare situations and rankings and results because if you become top ten in the same day, after winning the same tournament, being Spanish, it's a big coincidence.

“It's like the Karma of life, and something big is going to happen. I'm sure that he will overcome our careers (Spanish Tennis legends), the ones that are not Rafa's. “Rafa is another step, it's another dimension, it's something different.

So, we leave that apart for the moment. But I'm 100% sure that he will become number one in the world, that he will win a slam and destroy all our records.” 'It’s a worry' — Raducanu must find 'consistency' after Beltz split, says Cowan Nadal confirms he will return at Madrid Open Alcaraz showed maturity beyond his years following his ATP Tour win in Barcelona, and his ability to work on the smallest details in a relentless pursuit of improvement has impressed Corretja. “When he's talking after the matches, you can see he has so much confidence and believes he can beat anybody in the world.

“It doesn't matter about the surface or the tournament. That's very important if you want to become one of the greatest. When he won that semi-final against (Alex) De